Whether you want to study fashion design, merchandising, or marketing, there are schools in Florida that can serve you. Twelve schools in Florida offer these degrees, and six of those have postgraduate degrees. Tuition costs range from $2,483 to $26,112, with an average tuition cost of $15,325.

Fashion scholarships and grants are abundant in Florida, as evidenced by their average scholarship award of $3,606. Northwood University has a variety of scholarships; the average scholarship award here is $11,073. They offer merit scholarships worth $3,000 to $11,000 to incoming freshmen, in addition to merit scholarships for transfer students.

The Florida fashion industry is booming, and with your degree, you can be part of it. Retailers, fashion design companies, and marketing firms are all industries that hire fashion graduates. Major employers in Florida include LF Stores, Winston Retail, Chanel, and Jeffrey Lubin Group. The economy and job outlook are on the upswing; the current unemployment rate is 6.2%, and it has been steadily decreasing since mid-2013 (BLS, 2013).

The salary you earn as a fashion professional depends largely on how much experience you have. Fashion designers in this state earn an average salary of $65,740 per year (BLS, 2012). The average salary for merchandise displayers is $28,590, and marketing specialists earn an average salary of $57,640 (BLS, 2012).